Sunday Evening 11-09-14

1. Why I Love the church of Christ, Part
3 Lesson Text: Acts 2:37-47
Maud church of Christ
By Jim Bradshaw
Sunday Evening, Nov. 2, 2014
It’s Where the Saved Are

2. It is Not about the
building
It is the Body of Christ

3. Golden
Opportunities
Mat 7:12 ESV "So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do
also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Gal 6:9-10 ESV And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due
season we will reap, if we do not give up. (10) So then, as we have
opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are
of the household of faith.

4. Walmart is not
the only Saving
The MissioPnl oafc thee church must be
the same as its head:
Luk 19:10 ESV For the Son of Man came to
seek and to save the lost."

5. Jesus Died for the
church
Act 20:28 ESV Pay careful
attention to yourselves and to all the
flock, in which the Holy Spirit has
made you overseers, to care for the
church of God, which he obtained
with his own blood.
Mat 26:27-28 ESV And he took a
cup, and when he had given thanks
he gave it to them, saying, "Drink of
it, all of you, (28) for this is my
blood of the covenant, which is
poured out for many for the
forgiveness of sins.

6. Jesus Died for the
church
Eph 5:25-33 ESV Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church
and gave himself up for her, (26) that he might sanctify her, having
cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, (27) so that he might
present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any
such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish…. (29) For no one
ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does
the church, (30) because we are members of his body. (31) "Therefore a
man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two
shall become one flesh." (32) This mystery is profound, and I am saying
that it refers to Christ and the church.
Mat 19:6 ESV So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore
God has joined together, let not man separate.

7. The church is God’s
kingdom on Earth
Isa 2:2-3 ESV It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain
of the house of the LORD shall be established as the highest of the
mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall
flow to it, (3) and many peoples shall come, and say: "Come, let us go
up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob, that
he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths." For out of
Zion shall go the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Dan 2:44 ESV And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set
up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left
to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring
them to an end, and it shall stand forever,

8. The church is God’s
kingdom on Earth
Matt 16:18-19 NASB I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this
rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower
it. (19) I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever
you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you
loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.”
Mar 9:1 ESV And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some
standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God
after it has come with power."
Act 1:8 ESV But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come
upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea
and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

9. The church is God’s
kingdom on Earth
Act 2:1-4 ESV When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together
in one place. (2) And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a
mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were
sitting. (3) And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested
on each one of them. (4) And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Act 2:16-18 ESV But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:
(17) "'And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out
my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream
dreams; (18) even on my male servants and female servants in those
days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

10. The church was part of
God’s Eternal Plan
Eph 3:8-12 ESV To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this
grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of
Christ, (9) and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the
mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things, (10) so that
through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be
made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. (11)
This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in
Christ Jesus our Lord, (12) in whom we have boldness and access with
confidence through our faith in him.

11. The church was part of
God’s Eternal Plan
Act 2:37-41 ESV Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart,
and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we
do?" (38) And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of
you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you
will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (39) For the promise is for you
and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the
Lord our God calls to himself." (40) And with many other words he
bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, "Save yourselves
from this crooked generation." (41) So those who received his word
were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
Act 2:47 ESV praising God and having favor with all the people. And
the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.